Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher

Ptilogonys caudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
4,186 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-tailed silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus) is a passerine bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Los Quetzales National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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